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First Thanksgiving Meal WorksheetFirst Thanksgiving Meal Worksheet
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4th - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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2014
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1420L
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First Thanksgiving Meal

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Cranberries, oysters, lobster, deer, and cabbage were just a few of the foods found on the table at the First Thanksgiving. After reading a two-page passage about the historic meal, class members respond to 10 reading response questions. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

the first thanksgiving, thanksgiving, pilgrims, native americans

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as an instructional tool to teach the class about the First Thanksgiving, and have them answer the questions independently
  • Encourage learners to highlight their answers within the text in order to demonstrate understanding of their answer choices

Classroom Considerations

  • Great for a study of the First Thanksgiving and/or an exploration of the various foods at a traditional Thanksgiving meal

Pros

  • Comes with multiple choice and short answer response questions
  • Includes an answer key 
  • A great addition to a study of Thanksgiving traditions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.10

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